Help Kristin Rebuild After Abandonment and Abuse

Hi, my name is Lisa Michaels, and I’m creating this GoFundMe for someone who would never ask for it herself: my dear friend, Kristin Watts.

Kristin is a mother, a small business owner, and one of the most giving, grounded, and quietly strong people I know. She has poured so much into others, her clients, her kids, her community and now she’s the one in need.

Her husband walked out with no warning. One day she went to bed as a wife and partner, and woke up the next day completely alone and abandoned.

No conversation. No plan. Just gone. Leaving her with all the responsibilities: the home, the bills, their dogs, and the emotional wreckage of a toxic relationship marked by addiction and financial abuse.

After doing all she could to hold everything together, Kristin was suddenly forced to move out of her home with very little time and no financial cushion. Moving alone is expensive. Doing it in crisis is overwhelming. With it, she lost her salon of 22 years that she ran on her property. Now she’s scrambling just to keep working, to stay afloat, and to rebuild a life that was torn out from under her.

Kristin didn’t ask for this fundraiser, I did. Because I’ve watched her do everything alone while carrying the weight of someone else’s destruction. And I believe it’s time we help her catch her breath.

This isn’t charity. This is community. This is about giving someone who’s always held space for others a safe place to land.

Every dollar helps cover housing, utilities, basic needs, and caring for the dogs she was left with. It helps her rebuild from ground zero with dignity, strength, and support.

If you know Kristin, you already love her. If you don’t, you’re helping someone whose strength and spirit deserve to be protected and lifted up.

Thank you for standing with her.

—Lisa